Barton, As I said, I have no idea. I'm not in the US and have never worked with this record type. I'd be guided by what they have in their catalogue presuming they have one you can search online. To me adding "Deed books" seems repetitive as you have "Register of Deeds" in the citation When using material that comes from Archives, I always record the reference numbers they give in their catalogues.
Cathy BARTON LEWIS wrote: > > Hi Cathy, yes I am familiar with those general principles and try to > use them. What I was zeroing in on was a more specific problem with > identifying the source type in this particular template, "Land and > Property Records > Deed and conveyances > Recorded at > local/county/district level > Deed books > Basic format." If you leave > the "series" field blank, only the volume no. and page no. appear in > the output. You want the citation to identify the type of book that > record is in. So I put "Deed Books" in the series field, but I was > wondering if others have a different approach. EE seems to assume that > records are neatly grouped in "series" at county courthouses and that > that information is readily obtainable, but I don't know that either > is true (and definitely not the latter). > > Barton > > > On Sat, Feb 06, 2016 at 11:16 PM, Cathy Pinner wrote: > > Barton, > I can't answer your specifics as I'm not familiar with this record > source. > > However, two principles: > 1) enter enough so someone can find what you're looking at. > 2) as a general rule don't put Source details into the Master > source especially if you're likely to find someone else in this > source. > > Using Master Sources doesn't make it any harder to find the > particular details - you've attached the Source to everyone where > the details are relevant. > > Making everything a Master Source and not using source details, on > the other hand makes it much harder to be consistent AND harder to > find everyone for whom you've used the these Deed Books as you > have to highlight all the relevant "Master Sources" before using > Show List. > > Cathy > > Barton Lewis wrote: >> >> >> I’m just starting to enter deeds, and selected the fi rst Master >> Template (Deed Books > Basic format) since I have the deed sent >> to me >> by the county registrar. My question is this: I know EE talks about >> the “series� in which a specific record falls; but how useful >> or even >> relevant is this information? When we order a deed from the >> courthouse, we aren’t usually told what “record group� or >> “series� >> it’s in; “Henderson County, North Carolina Deed Book 1, p. >> 81� as >> about as good as it gets. So when we leave the field “Series� >> blank in >> our master source, we get “Henderson, North Carolina, 1: 81, >> heirs of >> Reuben Fletcher to Charles Greer, 20 Dec 1834; Register of Deeds, >> Henderson County, Hendersonville.� The words “deed book� >> do >> not appear >> and even though one might assume that’s where the record is >> found, I >> think the book type should be named. So I entered “Deed >> Books� into >> the series field, and got the above with “Deed Books� now >> appearing >> between North Carolina and 1: 81. Does this seem right? >> >> Does anyone use a single Master Source for multiple deeds in one >> book, >> for example, and if so, is that a preference simply because it means >> not as many steps as entering each individual deed as a Master >> Source >> and does it make it harder to find the reference to a particular >> deed >> in your sources or not really? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Barton > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
